It takes the average reader 2 hours and 19 minutes to read What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century by Henry Allen
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This treasure of a book from Henry Allen, Pulitzer Prize winner and veteran feature writer and editor at the Washington Post, provides a vivid and captivating evocation of the social, cultural, and spiritual tenor of the twentieth century. Each of these ten chapters is a virtual time capsule written with keen intelligence, feeling, and an uncanny sense of the essential experiences of the era: the unexpected, idiosyncratic sights, sounds, occasions, and events that defined not just the time but the way we remember it. This is a book of myriad pleasures - a reminder of the richness and importance of the past.
What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century by Henry Allen is 136 pages long, and a total of 34,816 words.
This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 10 minutes to read What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century aloud.
What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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